The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-12
The c.pis.llsic p4ss uubi,sh telssssns
claiming thsslths {tsiks he's bsen lost.

The cspisalIsllc pIss publlah telsersms
claiming thss|ths }tsiks has been lost. (
The New York Evening Post and the
TINES are ddlne everything in their
powef 70 exaipsraks and inoits the coal
handlers on 3trik{. 70 deeds ofyiolence.
Long ago th} N@w York TimsDslaid
down the prihciplb that the best way to
beat strike ives 70 force the strikers
into an open mdtiny aeainss. the Law
and then arrest them for It. In con-
junction with the Post 1t 10 eneryeticsllv
pursuing thia coufse In the present diff.
hcultv. ., +
The iron moldets Of Ohio at their re-
cent convention ih Columbus perfected
q state orR3nIsakion. The following
officers were elected for 1887:
President Henry Crimshawof Ports.
mouth. ~.
Vice PRESIDENT Charles LyaI Of Clevs:
land.
Secretary Edward Stecker of Cincin.
natl. s
Treasurer e. q. Shirev Of Springfield.
Statistical a-Hbnry Kohule Of Day
ton. ~
The president was made organizer for
the state. IN addition to his other duties,
and his compensation axed at $3.50 per
diem and travelling expenses.
The national convention of brick
layers. in session at Washington last
week. have elected:
President Ald dxander DArragh of St.
Louis.
Vice presidsnt t-Andrew Mccormick
Of Toronto. M :
Secretary William A. Stevenson of
Cincinnati.
Treasurer Patrick Murray Of Albany.
The officers are good. conservative
men. Mr.. Murray. the treasurer. has
represented the workingmen Of Albany.
New York, in tho legislature ofthe state.
The shoemakers Of London are 80
pitiably condiuoh ned that the stoniest
men must neads offer its coincidence
Thirty-fve thousand hungry men and
600O hungry wo men fill the catalogue
Of wretchedness The story Of their
struggle is tbld ih these words: "The
savings OF thirty years hard, steady
work will ID "a W cases suffice to pay
for the mans funeral"
We regret 10 hear of the death Of
Thompson II. Murch, tho stone cutter
Of Maine who defeated the political
tricsster Edgend Hall for congress in
in 1879, and served one term. We dis
like to see uIkiud things about Mr..
Murch, even IN ,'labor papers, which
remind us that be belame liquor seller
in Boston after he left congress, and
that his drinking habit sent him to the
insane asy lhm where he died. All this
Is extremely fou treatment Of Mr. Murch
who fell into drinking habits under cir
cumstances that reflected less dlscredit
upon hinse III til m upon the class whom
he tried TO berve. We knew the time
when poor MurSh did good work for the
labor canse. and in the memory Of that
work let a becoming need of honor dec
crate his melan ncholy grave.-Swinton.
January 0. |N
The Soclalistic Labor Party OF San
Francisco, viii celebrate the nineteenth
anniversary of the Paris Commune.
Ixora hall Is engaged for the evening Of
March 20. The proceeds Of the ball and
entertainment will 90 towards the de-
tense Of the condemned men Of Chicago,
and Socialistic propaganda. .
SAN FRANcIssb b, Jan. 29.-The charge
against A. w. Barnes, the man accused
Of having thrown the dynamite bomb
which exploded under The Lsrkin street
car and seriously injuaed Mrs. Hide.
brandt, was dismissed this morning,
there beng no evidence to convict him.
The result Of the recent street-car EN-.
p'oyes' strikes n the eastern cities has
been TO increase wages on an average Of %
cents per dav, and to shorten hours from
100 per week to twenty-seven. The
losses in wa.ei of the strikers TO the EN-
ployes was less than 100000, while ST.
100000 was a ided to their yearly waves,
and employment given to 1000 more
men.
PHILApRLPH1A, Jan. 30.-Tbe commit
tee Of the Gerrh ban Saloon Keepers asso-
citation waited upon secretary Crowell
of the Brewers association yesterday to
complain of The effect of the bovcott on
their business. They requested the
brewers TO take immediate steps to set
tie with the strikers. declaring that un-
less they were speedily relieved they
would have 10 stop taking Philadelphia
beer.
BUFFALO. Jan. 3O.-Mrs. Lucy r. Par.
sons, wife Of the condemned Anarchist.
Parsons. of Chicago, addressed an audi.
ence of 100 people at Harmonic hall
this evening. Half the audience we're
obliged to stand. Mrs. Parsons was met
at the door bv two detectives, who told